Jagannath rao Adukuri

A Doctor's Marriage - Poem by Jagannath rao Adukuri

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A nose-sniffing doctor marries a doctor.We are listening to the wedding chatterAs though we are on the operation tableAnd consequently, are in an extended dream.The sounds of the chatter reach the ceilingAnd come down to meet us on our plastic chairsIn a steady stream of indistinguishable buzz.

The nose-sniffing doctor sits on the stageWith the non-nose-sniffing doctor behind a curtainA middleman priest calls down gods in Sanskrit.

We are in a morphine-induced dream lyingOn an operation table undergoing surgery.Our nose-sniffing man has sent us in our dreamHe is sitting by the side reading Kamasutra.But actually he is going through strange motionsWith the non-nose-sniffing doctor who is his bride.The middleman priest is invoking gods for himMaking him circle the smoking fire seven times.